From: Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
To: Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
Cc: "gdb-patches@sourceware.org" <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>,
"drow@false.org" <drow@false.org>
Subject: Re: [RFA] improved handling of shared lib calls (reverse 2/2)
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:10:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A5A20F1.5080208@vmware.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A4EA339.90109@vmware.com>
Now how about this one?
Michael Snyder wrote:
> This change depends on the previous one (epilogue unwinder for i386,
> http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2009-07/msg00099.html).
>
> With the frame unwinder working properly, we can remove the
> special case code in the test for "check for subroutine call"
> in handle_inferior_event.
>
> Of course that reveals some hidden problems with shared library
> calls, so this patch also addresses those.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 2009-07-03 Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
>
> * infrun.c (handle_inferior_event): Remove an execution_direction
> check in the "check for subroutine calls" test, and add some
> additional handling for reverse-stepping through shared libraries.
>
> Index: infrun.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/infrun.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.400
> diff -u -p -r1.400 infrun.c
> --- infrun.c 2 Jul 2009 17:21:06 -0000 1.400
> +++ infrun.c 4 Jul 2009 00:27:53 -0000
> @@ -3776,9 +3776,8 @@ infrun: not switching back to stepped th
> previous frame must have valid frame IDs. */
> if (!frame_id_eq (get_stack_frame_id (frame),
> ecs->event_thread->step_stack_frame_id)
> - && (frame_id_eq (frame_unwind_caller_id (frame),
> - ecs->event_thread->step_stack_frame_id)
> - || execution_direction == EXEC_REVERSE))
> + && frame_id_eq (frame_unwind_caller_id (frame),
> + ecs->event_thread->step_stack_frame_id))
> {
> CORE_ADDR real_stop_pc;
>
> @@ -3806,6 +3805,7 @@ infrun: not switching back to stepped th
> /* Reverse stepping through solib trampolines. */
>
> if (execution_direction == EXEC_REVERSE
> + && ecs->event_thread->step_over_calls != STEP_OVER_NONE
> && (gdbarch_skip_trampoline_code (gdbarch, frame, stop_pc)
> || (ecs->stop_func_start == 0
> && in_solib_dynsym_resolve_code (stop_pc))))
> @@ -3923,6 +3923,38 @@ infrun: not switching back to stepped th
> return;
> }
>
> + /* Reverse stepping through solib trampolines. */
> +
> + if (execution_direction == EXEC_REVERSE
> + && ecs->event_thread->step_over_calls != STEP_OVER_NONE)
> + {
> + if (gdbarch_skip_trampoline_code (gdbarch, frame, stop_pc)
> + || (ecs->stop_func_start == 0
> + && in_solib_dynsym_resolve_code (stop_pc)))
> + {
> + /* Any solib trampoline code can be handled in reverse
> + by simply continuing to single-step. We have already
> + executed the solib function (backwards), and a few
> + steps will take us back through the trampoline to the
> + caller. */
> + keep_going (ecs);
> + return;
> + }
> + else if (in_solib_dynsym_resolve_code (stop_pc))
> + {
> + /* Stepped backward into the solib dynsym resolver.
> + Set a breakpoint at its start and continue, then
> + one more step will take us out. */
> + struct symtab_and_line sr_sal;
> + init_sal (&sr_sal);
> + sr_sal.pc = ecs->stop_func_start;
> + insert_step_resume_breakpoint_at_sal (gdbarch,
> + sr_sal, null_frame_id);
> + keep_going (ecs);
> + return;
> + }
> + }
> +
> /* If we're in the return path from a shared library trampoline,
> we want to proceed through the trampoline when stepping. */
> if (gdbarch_in_solib_return_trampoline (gdbarch,
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-07-12 17:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-07-04 0:35 Michael Snyder
2009-07-05 10:54 ` Hui Zhu
2009-07-12 18:10 ` Michael Snyder [this message]
2009-07-15 7:35 ` Michael Snyder
2009-07-15 12:53 ` Hui Zhu
2009-07-16 11:37 ` Hui Zhu
2009-07-19 8:21 ` Michael Snyder
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